I TREAT MY NEGLECTED MK6 FORD ESCORT VAN TO SOME TLC! AUTODOC

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In this video I treat my recently purchased Mk6 Escort van to some much needed maitinance work. This was overdue and I have no proof of when a full service was carried out on the van, as it came with no service history! With help from AUTODOC, in this video I fully service the van, along with change the front pads and discs. Luckily for me the jobs went smoothly and now im wondering what I should do to the van next. I'm thinking some ascetic improvements as the van looks a bit tired!
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[@danielsellers8538]

It's good to see old school mechanics at work. Some of the young people in today's world are just fitters

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree mate. I love getting stuck in with all different tasks and finding out how parts work, instead of removing and refitting 👍🏻

[@mike_themechanic]

that takes me back to the late 90`s doing this sort of things. The fuel filter housing dosent need to be removed you can do it all in situ

[@Mk2Mitch]

Yeah I love thinking around with my retro motors! Cheers for the advice, I now know for next time 👍🏻

[@bnew275]

Nice set off mondeo 16” 5 spoke wheels set them vans off 👌🏼

[@Mk2Mitch]

Great idea mate 👍🏻

[@bnew275]

@@Mk2Mitch not to expensive either 😉

[@bear1245]

Good valet inside n out. Buff the paint. Fresh wheels. Dents pulled. Jobs a good un’

[@Mk2Mitch]

I like the sound of that! 👍🏻

[@xj358]

As I commented on one of your previous videos. Those diesel Escort fuel filter housings were known for the internal diaphragm splitting which would quickly go from poor starting to not starting due to air getting sucked into the system. Definitely worth changing if it hasn't been changed for a while and not very expensive. I remember nursing my Escort van spluttering all the way back home around 100 miles down the M1 after the filter housing had started to fail. Managed to get home but it wouldn't then start the following morning.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you for the advice. I will try to hunt another filter housing to keep as a spare if mine ever fails 👍🏻

[@tomasdevine7756]

Know a tuber who wipes out the threads on all oil filters, most of the time he finds metal particles left over from the treads being cut.

[@dreammaker730]

I love that hand primer pump by the diesel filter , they are a good idea .

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree, much better than pre-filling or other priming methods!

[@JT-db4jk]

Banded steels, slightly lowered with some cool sign writing would be spot on👌

[@Mk2Mitch]

I love that idea mate 😎

[@Cycle.every.day.]

Hammering screwdrivers through oil filters to remove them....oh the memories.

[@darrenrevill8664]

Wheels off the green mk7 fiesta 15" steelies

[@Chilled_Mackers]

It amazes me how quick fresh oil turns insta-black in a diesel 😆 As for cosmetics, headlining removal and clean - then wheels and caps painted - finished off with headlights polished. 👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Yes, the oil almost instantly turns black 🤣 Thank you for the suggestions!

[@loll1974]

Great video loved my escort van so easy to service

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal, they're great vans!

[@tomrucroft9509]

For aesthetics, i would look for some RS wheels.

[@statementleaver8095]

Nahh XR3I Series 1 escort alloys Problem is the RS alloys are 5stud......I think🤔🤔 (Cosworth)

[@welshy112]

Great vid mate looking forward to the next 👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal! 👍🏻

[@rossmclaren71]

Great job mate

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal!

[@dreammaker730]

Mitch , Al from KZbin channel 6d diesels has managed to find a turbo model escort van in blue like yours .

[@Mk2Mitch]

Very interesting, I'll search that up! 👍🏻

[@silverscuderia]

Nice one Mitch !

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers pal, appreciate it 👍🏻

[@richardpearson4248]

Great video mitch 🇬🇧👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers pal 👍🏻

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Well I’m jealous I want an Escort van that’s a cool ride ! Nice job Mitch she’s purring like a kitten congrats on the Sponsor to dude 👌👍

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal, really appreciate it 👍🏻

[@delboyfly1139]

Great to see you getting sponser lad

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal!

[@Sheldon867]

Awesome video bro

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you fella!

[@Htiler]

Make a video on changing the oil sump gasket, you'll probably want to do that.

[@Mk2Mitch]

I could do but mine isn't leaking! Also I would need to remove the gearbox to do that and seems a big job considering there's nothing wrong with it 👍🏻

[@Htiler]

Yeah, it's a massive pain and not worth doing..... jokes on me. LOL

[@guy4469]

I use to use Auto doc but it took ages then i swithced to ARNOLD CLARKE Spairs next day delivery if you ring early and cheaper .

[@Mk2Mitch]

Good to know, thank you for sharing 👍🏻

[@stephencheape7579]

Paint the wheels and hubcaps Get a front number plate to match the rear so it’s the older style font

[@Mk2Mitch]

Great ideas, I will do that! Thank you 👍🏻

[@cash4carsvansmotorcycles140]

Use to like my old 2001 escort van its the tax that's a killer it's the same price as a transit so mite as well have the bigger van insurance was cheaper for a transit as well for some reason I had saxo vtr alloys on mine looked quite well I thought

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree mate, tax is one of the downsides with owning an old van!

[@nickwhitney1534]

Body and paint.👍🏻

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers Nick, hope your well mate 👍🏻

[@paulriggers1558]

nice set of 15 inch softlines, 195 60 15 tyres, nice, not silly...

[@Mk2Mitch]

I like your idea 😎

[@finleyk]

Get some escort cossie wheels on that!

[@Mk2Mitch]

Would absolutely love to mate!

[@nps5886]

When i use autodoc to get brembo parts for my 2008 su aru legacy they dont have all the items either pads discs or hardware i all ways use febi billstien discs and aisin pads

[@Mk2Mitch]

I see, thank you for the feedback though mate 👍🏻

[@iancairns7398]

I think it would good on some cloverleaf alloys and some clear side indicators 👌

[@Mk2Mitch]

Great ideas mate, thank you!

[@Joe-ug1vu]

I use to change my diesel filter every year in my escort diesel. As I never trusted the garage as they use to break the primer pump making it leak. Leaving me to buy a new filter housing

[@katkylekim]

Nasty things those primer housings ...

[@Joe-ug1vu]

@@katkylekim if you don’t press them to hard they are ok. I use to leave the top pipe off prime it until the diesel came out of the top then replaced the pipe so the diaphragm had no pressure

[@katkylekim]

@@Joe-ug1vu Im passed those days phew ,i was told it was a common fault and they never stayed long on the shelf ...

[@Joe-ug1vu]

Take the top diesel pipe off when priming the pump when diesel comes out of the top pipe put the pipe back on. It saves the diaphragm getting damage in the priming pump due to pressure

[@jonnybamber1772]

Lower it and a set of rims that’s all it needs. You could go one step further and put a set of seats in it.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Great ideas, thank you 👍🏻

[@julianstechsation]

Would love to see it in a Ford service van design 🤩 Btw did your Fiesta light switch ever smoked away? 😅

[@Mk2Mitch]

Graphics are a good idea! No, never had a smoking light switch 😬

[@thehightonesmduk]

Enjoyed the video mate. Should put some replica rs alloys on it the five spoke ones

[@Mk2Mitch]

Thank you pal, I like the sound of that 😎

[@christophernugent620]

happy days i had many mk2 escort vans when i was younger,,whats going on with the mk2,,👊👊

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate! Did you see the update video I released after this one? I'm making progress, albeit slow 👍🏻

[@martintrend301]

16 or 17 inch steels from citroen/peugeot and low profile tyres with og ford hub cap fitted in original silver paint.would keep people guessing . A slight bit of lowering if needed ??

[@Mk2Mitch]

I really like your thinking mate!

[@martintrend301]

@Mk2Mitch I'm currently fixing up a 4 door very early mk3 escort,that's getting 17" pug steels -gonna be a daily.

[@Keithwillis27]

Definitely needs wheels to smarten it up.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Will get some soon!

[@eddiek821]

Get a Mk2 focus 5 pot rs engine in it plus mk4 rs turbo alloys lower it 30mm add a Scorpion 4inch rolled out tip stainless oh and some tiger stripes lol do we have the budget or do we need a few more sponsers 😅. Anyway on a serious note im enjoing the channel keep up the great content its bang on 😎 👊🏻.

[@Mk2Mitch]

Haha, think I'd need a few more sponsors for them upgrades 🤣 Thank you mate, really appreciate that 👍🏻

[@williamwood395]

I’d do the belt as well mate if I was you

[@Mk2Mitch]

It's next on the list 👍🏻

[@williamwood395]

@@Mk2Mitch I’d love to find one as clean as that

[@8skellerns]

Only thing wrong with Autodoc is slow delivery.

[@Mk2Mitch]

That's fair enough mate, thank you for the feedback 👍🏻

[@volt8684]

Oil filters seem to be mullered on on everything I buy. A 2 yr old car had to screwdriver it. Nice vlog used to have a 1.6 1984 diesel escort. Slowest car on the planet

[@Mk2Mitch]

I agree mate, always hate using the screwdriver as last resort, gets very messy! 🤣

[@andybrooks7908]

If you're not going to put a zetec turbo in the mk2 then please zetec turbo the van

[@Mk2Mitch]

Maybe one day! I need to put most of my money into my Mk2 Escort at the moment though 👍🏻

[@noelcahill6707]

They were really 1 slow tractor them vans

[@Mk2Mitch]

Very true, not winning any races but I love mine 😆

[@Alexander_l322]

Fuck me, you don’t see many of those vans anymore!

[@Mk2Mitch]

Certainly don't mate!

[@Alexander_l322]

@@Mk2Mitch good on you for keeping it on the road mate. Real blast from the past!

[@donsswitchlite8178]

Love your videos, not so keen on autodoc, I find their customer service bad, I was sent wrong items for my Citroen, after back and forwards with them over a week, they admitted fault for sending wrong items, i think they sent my items to someone else and had there items, that was the first and last time i used autodoc

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate. Also thank you for the feedback, this helps me gauge what companies I'd like to work with in the future.

[@Geckatron]

Nice video dude and fair play on the sponsor but more of you doing stuff, less of sponsor(s) talk is the way forward for me, as in give them a shout out then crack on. You make good videos dude and sponsors should be happy with just a shout out. 😁

[@Mk2Mitch]

Cheers mate, appreciate the advice! I'm always grateful for sponsorships, so I probably bang on more than I need to about them 🤣

[@Geckatron]

@@Mk2Mitch 😂😂 No probs dude - but I'm probably no good at advice on KZbin 😁 and can understand why you would be interested in sponsors. You are putting out some great videos though, so cheers and keep up the good work.

[@larryz4087]

You forgot to mention to pump the brake pedal after the brakes had been changed. Don’t ask me how I know to do that !!!

[@marcushayesford]

Years ago I changed the brake pads on my girlfriends car. I forgot to pump the brakes before I gave the car back to her. . . . . . . . Soon after the car needed a new bonnet!! 🙁

[@Mk2Mitch]

Yes I should've said to do that 🤣

[@peterharris2506]

It needs new wheels

[@Mk2Mitch]

What do you suggest?

[@guy4469]

Would you like to sell me the van when its done please .i want to drive it manchester to morroco ive done it a lot in different cars 1988 mini clubman was my last drive . .

[@Mk2Mitch]

Please drop me a message mate. Either on Facebook - Mk2Mitch or email [e-mail]